Reality of Aid

HIGHLIGHTS

Three commitments from HLM3 that have to be delivered in 2023

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) organized the 2022 Effective Development Co-operation Summit (or HLM3) last December 12-14, 2022 at Geneva, Switzerland. The summit gathered hundreds of ministers, policymakers, civil society...

The Aid Smokescreen: How development is weaponized by the world’s most powerful actors

With the recent visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris in the Philippines, the G20 Summit in Indonesia, and the APEC Summit in Thailand, the Asia Pacific region continues to be under the dominance of world powers such as the United States and China. The two...

[PRIVATE SECTOR WATCH] Bridging the Gap: Ensuring private sector accountability in development cooperation

In recent years, the private sector has emerged as a key development actor, as it is given a role in defining, pursuing and financing development. With this, there is a need to ensure that private sector entities promote responsible business behavior in development...

Misaligned Commitments in a Fragmented World: Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific’s Statement on the AIIB’s 7th Annual Meeting

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) held its seventh Annual Meeting last October 26 to 27 in a virtual manner. With the theme, “Sustainable Infrastructure Toward a Connected World”, the bank reasserted the role of infrastructure in supporting recovery,...

Asia-Pacific CSOs gather to discuss enabling environment, fostering trust, Triple Nexus

In preparation for the 2022 Effective Development Cooperation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland in December, civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Asia-Pacific gathered for a two-day conference to discuss the state of enabling environment for CSOs in the...

Contesting ADB’s 55-Year Legacy in the Asia-Pacific: RoA-AP’s Statement on the ADB’s 55th Annual Meeting

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held its 55th Annual Governor’s Meeting last September 26-30, in a hybrid manner at its headquarters in Manila, Philippines. With the theme, “Positioning Climate Resilient Green Economy for the Post COVID-19 World”, the ADB tackled the...